Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Your firm has an average collection period of 32 days.

Your firm has an average collection period of 32 days. Current practice is to factor all receivables immediately at a 1.5 percent discount. What is the effective cost of borrowing in this case? Assume...

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Q: Iron Man Products has projected the following sales for the

Iron Man Products has projected the following sales for the coming year:Sales in the year following this one are projected to be 15 percent greater in each quarter.a. Calculate payments to suppliers a...

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Q: The Torrey Pine Corporation’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter

The Torrey Pine Corporation’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 75 percent of the next quarter’s forecast sales. The payables period is 60 days. Wa...

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Q: In a typical month, the Jeremy Corporation receives 80 checks

In a typical month, the Jeremy Corporation receives 80 checks totaling $156,000. These are delayed four days on average. What is the average daily float?

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Q: No More Books Corporation has an agreement with Floyd Bank

No More Books Corporation has an agreement with Floyd Bank whereby the bank handles $4 million in collections a day and requires a $400,000 compensating balance. No More Books is contemplating canceli...

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Q: Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling

Each business day, on average, a company writes checks totaling $14,000 to pay its suppliers. The usual clearing time for the checks is four days. Meanwhile, the company is receiving payments from its...

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Q: A portfolio is invested 25 percent in Stock G, 55

A portfolio is invested 25 percent in Stock G, 55 percent in Stock J, and 20 percent in Stock K. The expected returns on these stocks are 8 percent, 15 percent, and 24 percent, respectively. What is t...

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Q: Your neighbor goes to the post office once a month

Your neighbor goes to the post office once a month and picks up two checks, one for $17,000 and one for $6,000. The larger check takes four days to clear after it is deposited; the smaller one takes f...

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Q: Your firm has an average receipt size of $108. A

Your firm has an average receipt size of $108. A bank has approached you concerning a lockbox service that will decrease your total collection time by two days. You typically receive 8,500 checks per...

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Q: Paper Submarine Manufacturing is investigating a lockbox system to reduce

Paper Submarine Manufacturing is investigating a lockbox system to reduce its collection time. It has determined the following:The total collection time will be reduced by three days if the lockbox sy...

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